Cushion seal bearing



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PATENT OFFICE I 2.10am cosmos smassamc Warren lwaid. Racine, Wis, assignor to Young Radiator Company, Racine, Wis.

- Application sun 24, m1, Serial No. 13am 2 Claims. (01. soc-2s The present invention relates to barings. p rticularly the type used on air conditioning units and air moving cabinets or fan housing.

The principal objects of the present invention are-toprovide abearlng which maybe securedto the wall of a housing or cabinet and provide selfalignment for the bearing member relative to the housing or the bearing supportcushioning or absorbing any vibrations or sounds that may develop from the action of therotor on the shaft and forming a seal between the interior and exterior of the housing.

Specifically stated the objects of the present invention are to supply a rubber cushion for separating the bearing member from its support,

yieldingly holding the bearing member into position, forming a seal between these members and to provide a simple and inexpensive means for forming an electrical connection between the hearing and supporting member for the escape to the bearing support. of any static electricity that may develop on the rotating members because of belt of air friction.

Generally stated the object of the present invention is to provide a simple inexpensive and efficient bearing, one easily manufactured, as sembled and secured to its carrying unit.

To these and other useful ends this invention.

consists of parts and combinations thereof or their equivalents as described, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is an end elevation of a bearing equipped with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device as shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fractional section taken on line 3-8 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side view of the oiling device illustrating the position of my circuit closing device. transverse to that shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a top view of the circuit closing member before being assembled over the oiler and in the bearing.

Fig. 6 is a transversefractionai sectional view of the rubber cushion hand illustrating thereon a modified form of circuit closing device.

Fig. 'l is an end fractional view of the device as illustrated in Figure 6.

As thus illustrated the bearing su port member or base is designated in its entirety by reference character A and comprises two halves II and ii. These half members may be manufactured separately or be cast and machined'in a single piece having side pockets l2--'l2 which extend ll towithinashort distanceofthcbearingopening. Thus after member A has been machined, the two halves may be broken apart as on line "-48. I provide an opening ll through which a suitable oiler I! protrudes. I provide an annular groove It, which is preferably formed on a I transverse radius from a point midway the bear-' ing and on a transverse center to the shaft.

I provide a bearing member I! having an annular opening It and a screw threaded opening It. This bearing member is machined on its 10 outer diameter so as to form a spherically shaped groove 20, being the same width and shape transversely as groove It. The diameter of groove 20 is somewhat less than the diameter of groove It.

I provide a rubber band 22 which is placed 16 in groove 20, having an opening 23 for the reception of oiler l5. Member 22 when in position in groove" is somewhat larger in diameter than groove It, thus when members ill and II are placed into position over the bearing as go illustrated in Figures 1, 2,and 3 and held together by means of bolts 2l-2l, member 22 will be somewhat compressed- Thus it will be seen that member l'i will be yieldingly held in a central position within memg5 ber A by the filler formed by member 22 and the connection between these members will be air sealed. As a matter of convenience I have illustrated the bearing member as being provided with a bronze bushing 24, the bushing being made so from porous material whereby when the annular chamber it is supplied with a suitable amount of oil, the oil will be allowed to pass through the bushing into the bearing in sumcient quantity to suitably lubricate the shaft. 35

As a matter of convenience I have illustrated the oil fitting it having a closure 21 and a screw threaded portion 28 which is adapted to be secured to member I! as illustrated in Figure 3. The opening it in'member it is large enough 40 to pass over closure 21 for convenience in assembling. I

When the bearing member is electrically insulated from its supporting base as illustrated and where the base is secured to a housing which is 45 grounded through pipe connections or otherwise, any static electricity which may accumulate on the shaft through the belt or air friction in the fan rotor, will be forced to jump across the gap between members In and I1. This is not desirable for several reasons; therefore I provide an electrical connection between the bearingand its support forming a path for the escape of any static electricity that may accumulate on the shaft. s

I provide a brass washer 8. having an orifice adapted to flt closely over the threaded portion 28 or fitting II. This washer is provided preterably with tour arms SI-il and 3242. Arms II are bent as clearly illustrated in Figure 5 so their ends tightly embrace fitting it (see Figure 4) Arms 32 are bent so they extend outwardly as illustrated in Figure 5. Thus two of the arms make an electrical connection to the fltting and two will make an electrical connection to member It by contacting the wall of opening ll (see Figure 3) Clearly this connection will be flexible and while it forms a perfect electrical connection it will not act to interfere with the cushioning effect of member 22.

In Figures 6 and 7 I illustrate a modification oi the circuit forming device, comprising a metal member 35 being shaped and positioned on member 22 as illustrated. Thus member I! being Y made from thin material will readily conform to the transverse shape 0! member 22 after the assembly of the device has been completed.

Clearly many minor changes, particularly in the shape of the rubber band and its seats, and in the electric circuit closing device, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention as recited in the appended claims. Qbviously any form of bearing may also be substituted for that shown.

Having thus shown and described my invention I claim:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a bearing being spherically sha'ped on its longitudinal center and having end flanges for the sphere, a rubber band positioned between said amazes flanges, a base for said bearing having an opening and a shape with end flanges adapted to embrace said rubber band, said band having a thickness to thereby form a space between said flanges, said base being formed in halves and having bolts whereby said halves may be positioned over and securely clamped to said band, said bearing having a screw threaded opening and one 01 said halves having a relatively large opening which registers with said screw threaded opening, an oiling device screw threaded into said bearing opening, a spring washer positioned over the threaded portion of said oiling device and having projecting arms adapted to yieldingly contact the wall of said large opening.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a bearing being spherically shaped on its longitudinal center and having end flanges for the sphere, a rubber band positioned between said flanges, a base for said bearing having an openbase.

WARREN EWALD; 

